Houtskari

Finnish

Etymology

Originally the name for an island. From the Swedish name Houtskär, itself from hout- + skär as a partial calque of an older Finnish name, either *Hautasaari or *Hautasalo, from hauta (“trench, pit, grave”) + saari/salo (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhou̯tskɑri/, [ˈho̞u̯ts̠kɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -outskɑri
• Syllabification^(key): Houts‧ka‧ri

Proper noun

Houtskari

1. A former municipality in Southwest Finland; now part of Parainen.
2. A village in the municipality of Parainen.

Declension

Inflection of Houtskari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Houtskari	—
genitive		Houtskarin	—
partitive		Houtskaria	—
illative		Houtskariin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Houtskari	—
accusative	nom.	Houtskari	—
	gen.	Houtskarin
genitive		Houtskarin	—
partitive		Houtskaria	—
inessive		Houtskarissa	—
elative		Houtskarista	—
illative		Houtskariin	—
adessive		Houtskarilla	—
ablative		Houtskarilta	—
allative		Houtskarille	—
essive		Houtskarina	—
translative		Houtskariksi	—
abessive		Houtskaritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Houtskari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Houtskarini — accusative nom. Houtskarini — gen. Houtskarini genitive Houtskarini — partitive Houtskariani — inessive Houtskarissani — elative Houtskaristani — illative Houtskariini — adessive Houtskarillani — ablative Houtskariltani — allative Houtskarilleni — essive Houtskarinani — translative Houtskarikseni — abessive Houtskarittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Houtskarisi — accusative nom. Houtskarisi — gen. Houtskarisi genitive Houtskarisi — partitive Houtskariasi — inessive Houtskarissasi — elative Houtskaristasi — illative Houtskariisi — adessive Houtskarillasi — ablative Houtskariltasi — allative Houtskarillesi — essive Houtskarinasi — translative Houtskariksesi — abessive Houtskarittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Houtskarimme — accusative nom. Houtskarimme — gen. Houtskarimme genitive Houtskarimme — partitive Houtskariamme — inessive Houtskarissamme — elative Houtskaristamme — illative Houtskariimme — adessive Houtskarillamme — ablative Houtskariltamme — allative Houtskarillemme — essive Houtskarinamme — translative Houtskariksemme — abessive Houtskarittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Houtskarinne — accusative nom. Houtskarinne — gen. Houtskarinne genitive Houtskarinne — partitive Houtskarianne — inessive Houtskarissanne — elative Houtskaristanne — illative Houtskariinne — adessive Houtskarillanne — ablative Houtskariltanne — allative Houtskarillenne — essive Houtskarinanne — translative Houtskariksenne — abessive Houtskarittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Houtskarinsa — accusative nom. Houtskarinsa — gen. Houtskarinsa genitive Houtskarinsa — partitive Houtskariaan Houtskariansa — inessive Houtskarissaan Houtskarissansa — elative Houtskaristaan Houtskaristansa — illative Houtskariinsa — adessive Houtskarillaan Houtskarillansa — ablative Houtskariltaan Houtskariltansa — allative Houtskarilleen Houtskarillensa — essive Houtskarinaan Houtskarinansa — translative Houtskarikseen Houtskariksensa — abessive Houtskarittaan Houtskarittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Houtskari" is Houtskarissa.